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Monday, March 19, 2012

Foosaner Art Museum Events

EXHIBITION

The Art of Networks

March 9 – April 8, 2012

The Art of Networks
brings together ten visualizations representing networks in topics as
diverse as migrations flows, speech cognition, citations, the spreading
of social messages, and housing issues in the U.S. The selected works
can literally open new ways of seeing and understanding relationships in
the surrounding world.

This
exhibition was organized by Isabel Meirelles, information designer and
Associate Professor at Northeastern University, in collaboration with
Carla Funk, Director of University Museums, and Jackie Borsanyi, Curator
of Exhibitions at the Foosaner Art Museum, Florida Institute of
Technology. The exhibition was envisioned together with Ronaldo
Menezes, Associate Professor at Florida Institute of Technology, for
occasion of the 3rd Workshop on Complex Networks, CompleNet 2012, hosted
by the department of Computer Sciences, Florida Institute of
Technology, Melbourne, Florida (http://2012.complenet.org/).

FREE Admission during installation week March 20-29.

Hungarian Masterworks, From Impressionism to Modernism

March 31 – May 27, 2012

This
thought-provoking exhibition presents a rare and intimate look at an
exceptional collection of modern Hungarian art. Since Soviet dominance
after World War II, the art world of Hungary was largely silenced. This
powerful and beautiful body of work represents the rich and largely
overlooked world of early 20th century central European visual culture.
The paintings are brilliant and colorful. The drawings and sculptural
works are alive with evolving vision and social meaning. This exhibition
has been organized by the American Hungarian Foundation drawn from the
collection of Jill A. Wiltse and H. Kirk Brown.

EVENTS

Museum Monday

Monday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. in the Harris Community Auditorium

J.
Susan Cole Stone, prize-winning watercolorist, co-owner and Director of
Art Education at the Art Gallery of Viera is also Plein-Aire
Chairperson for the Brevard Watercolor Society. Watercolor is her
favorite medium, followed closely by pen & ink. Susan relocated
from Westerly RI, to Florida in January 2010. In addition to natural
history (rendering birds, particularly waterfowl), she is an
accomplished artist of architectural subjects and is able to render a
detailed drawing from blueprints, or from life.

Susan
has worked as a graphic artist and illustrator, exhibited in several
galleries in Connecticut and won numerous awards for her watercolors and
book illustrations. She traveled to Spain several years ago, finding
abundant inspiration in the ancient buildings, the narrow streets and
the magnificent countryside. The result was a new body of work that
took her art in another direction. Museum
Monday is a community outreach program that focuses on art and
creativity in various forms. Sponsored by the Guild of the Foosaner Art
Museum, the free programs are held in the Harris Community Auditorium at
10 a.m. on the third Monday, January through May. Light refreshments
are served.

RENEE FOOSANER EDUCATION CENTER

Now registering for classes starting April 2. Drawing, printmaking, pottery and more! Click here for an entire listing of classes. Register online or call 254-7782.

Luvera
Mayer is a designer of contemporary clothing inspired by ethnic
originals with finishes and embellishments done by hand. Her work has
been included in national and international exhibits. She is the author
of five books and frequently presents articles in major fiber
publications. Her
workshop on March 28 presents the specific methods for creating
wearable contemporary garments constructed from simple shapes. The style
of garment, fit, color, fiber, pattern drafting and embellishment are
presented along with ways to individualize clothing. The styles that
enhance various body shapes and the philosophy involved in designing for
different personalities and lifestyles are integral parts of this
workshop.

There
will be an opportunity at the workshop to examine and try on Luvera
Mayer’s woven wardrobe as well as an exploration of simple yet dramatic
ways to individualize clothing using mirrors, wrapped rings and beading.

Spontaneous
painting is an experiential two-day workshop for beginning and
experienced artists who are challenged to bring forth the imagery from
their subconscious. The paintings become very much like the imagery and
metaphors in our dreams, where personal symbols as well as symbols from
the collective appear. It's a very exciting journey of self-discovery.

This
workshop is for beginners as well as experienced artists. It is also
for people who are not interested in becoming painters but who wish to
explore the journey of self-discovery. This process moves you past
yourself, your blocks and shows you infinite possibilities. Your job is
to show up and be willing to step out of your comfort zone.

Jill Pease's training in spontaneous and intuitive painting was with Michelle Cassou, author of Life, Paint and Passion and Point Zero,
at her school in San Francisco. Jill has been teaching in her own
studio, Alchemy, in Vero Beach and at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, the
C.G. Jung Institute in Winter Park, Fla. Register online at www.foosanerartmuseum.org or call 321-254-7782.